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CLINICAL lABORATORY SCIENCE/MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Coordinator: M. Larson
Plan I
To earn an Augustana degree with a major in Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology, a student must
complete three years of work at the College followed by a year of study in an approved Clinical Laboratory
Science/Medical Technology program. A prospective Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology major
must make an application to the professional program during their junior year. The College will allow up to 40
credit hours for successful completion of the fourth year (as evidenced by receipt at the registrar’s office of a
certified transcript of the grades from an approved program). Please see below for the required and
recommended Augustana Courses.
Plan II
A number of students interested in Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology elect a program after
obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major either in Chemistry or Biology. Following completion of the
degree requirements, the student will attend one additional year of educational study at an approved Clinical
Laboratory Science/Medical Technology program (identical to the fourth year of Plan I). The advantages of this
plan are that the student receives a bachelor’s degree in an academic discipline that allows more flexibility in
choices of professional career options. The particular course sequence would depend on the Biology or
Chemistry major.
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology Program of Study:
The courses in Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology are taken during the year of professional study at an approved program. Several courses are required for admission to a Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology program:
BIOL 120 - Biological Principles I (4 cr)
BIOL 121 - Biological Principles II (4 cr)
BIOL 225 - Human Physiology (4 cr)
BIOL 233 - Genetics (4 cr)
BIOL 344 - General Microbiology (4 cr)
CHEM 120 - Introduction to Chemistry (4 cr)
CHEM 201 - Organic Chemistry I (4 cr)
CHEM 202 - Organic Chemistry II (4 cr)
ENGL 110 - First Year Composition (4 cr)
PSYC 270 - Statistics (4 cr)MATH 140 - Quantitative Reasoning (3 cr)
– OR –
MATH 150 - Pre-Calculus (4 cr)
– OR –
MATH 151 - Calculus I (4 cr)
16 credits are required in Chemistry. These can be finished with either:
BIOL 354 - Biological Chemistry (4 cr)
– AND/OR –
CHEM 242 - Analysis (4 cr)In addition, students will need to take an Immunology course.
Courses that are strongly recommended include:
BIOL 150 - Anatomy (4 cr)
BIOL 234 - Cell Biology (4 cr)
BIOL 358 - Molecular Biology (W) (4 cr)
CHEM 311 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry (W) (4 cr)
COMM 110 - Communication Studies (Required by some programs) (3 cr)
A typical program in one of our affiliated schools is as follows:
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
Lecture and laboratory instruction in medically oriented biochemistry as applied to normal and abnormal
physiology and analysis of body constituents. Includes instruction in instrumentation in clinical laboratory.
CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY
Lecture and laboratory instruction in the analysis of cellular elements of the blood and bone marrow, both normal
and abnormal, and of the hemostatic mechanisms.
IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY
Lecture and laboratory instruction in the theory and practice of immunohematology as applied to blood
transfusion, component therapy, immunologic diagnostic procedures and blood bank administration.
MICROBIOLOGY
Lecture and laboratory instruction in the isolation and identification of pathogenic organisms and of their
susceptibility to therapeutic agents. Includes bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasitology.
CLINICAL MICROSCOPY
Lecture and laboratory instruction on body fluids and urine in regard to chemical and cellular composition. In
addition, normal and abnormal kidney function is stressed.
INTRODUCTION TO LAB MANANGEMENT
Lecture and exercises in the theory and practice of laboratory supervision, management and problem solving
with a component on the education and research in the clinical laboratories.
CLINICAL LABORATORY THEORY, APPLICATION AND CORRELATIONS
Lecture and case study exercises in the diagnosis and treatment of common disease states.